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Suffix -EST
Adding -EST means 'the most', like 'biggest' and 'fastest'.
How this rule works
The suffix -est makes a superlative — it means 'the most' of something. 'Big' → 'biggest' means the most big of all.
Examples
Words that use this rule
65 words in the SnapPhonics dictionary use this rule. Tap any word to see how it breaks into sounds.
biggestchestdigestdishonestfastestfinestforestguesthonestinterestlargestlatestlightestloneliestlongestloudestlowestmanifestmeanestnearestnewestnicestoddestoldestpalestpoorestpriestprotestpurestquickestquietestrequestrichestroughestrudestsaddestsafestsharpestshortestsimplestslowestsmallestsmartestsmoothestsoftestsooneststeepeststiffeststrangeststrongestsuggestsweetesttallestthickestthinnesttightesttoughestwarmestweakestwettestwhitestwidestwildestwisestyoungest
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